HR1616

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 55.19° Az: 357.29° Direction: North

HR1616 is a star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR1616 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR1616 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR1616. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1616 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 40m 48s

Declination +85° 57’ 10”

Hour Angle 01h 30m 00s

Sideral Time 07h 10m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 31m 48s

Declination +85° 56’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 127.17°

Galactic Latitude 25.68°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR1616.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.52

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.32

Temperature 7337K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1616 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1616. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1616 is distant 324.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.50

Distance (light year) 324.38

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.079"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32196

SAO Catalogue SAO843

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25911

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+85 74

FK5 Catalogue 1637

Visibility from Your Location

HR1616 is circumpolar and transits at 04:23 UTC (altitude: 55.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus